Bottle carrier



Nov. 11, 1930.

R. B. WOLCOTT BOTTLE CARRIER Filed Sept. 18, 1929 "Patented Nev.11, 1930 a r 1,781,357

U ITE-bf STATES T N OFFICE i nonnson BL woroorrjor wnrnnrown, oonnno rlourl Assmnanro rnn warnsony BUTTON COMPANY, or; WATERBURY, oonnncfrlcn' g A oonrona rlou or oonnEo'r- ICUT a i a i 1 a BOTTLE CARRIER Application filed September 18, 1929. s riaino. 393,416. i This invention relates to baskets or carportionof the strip, as shown at a, 7) and in riers adapted to holda plurality of bottles Fig. 2, the'loops being thus spacedapart. or similar containers. \Vhile designed pri- The loops having beenthus formed are marily an. attractive means for holding rigidly held in position by means of top containers filled with candy it is equally and bottom plates l and 5. These two plates applicable for-table use as a condiment are of similar shape andpreferably have an holder. 5 i u outline such as shown in Fig. 3, which illus- Amongthe objects of the invention are to 'trates an inverted view of the top plate 5.

provide a basket or carrier of this character These plates may be coi'iveniei'ltly stamped which shalhbe attractive in appearance, from sheet metal. j i y 60 light in weight, andcheap to manufacture, I The plates t and 5 are relatively small, the 'construetionbeing such that scrap or covering only the area included between the waste sheet metal can be employed. three straight portions a, b and c of the y In order that the invention maybe'readstrip; The bottom plate 4 is provided with ily understood reference is made to the acupturned flanges 4 and the topplate 5 is companying drawing forming part of this provided with similar clownturned flanges specification and in which: a 5 eacliipair of such flanges engaging over Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the complete the lower and upper edges 'respectively of carrier or basketshowing the containers in the straight portions of the strip between *[2 position therein; v the'loops: a Fig. Q is a horizontal section substantially "These top andbottom plates 4 and 5 are on the line 22 of Fig. l; clamped or tied together by means of arod Fig; 3 is an inverted plan view of one of 6 extending upwardly through aligned centhe plates hereinafter referred to; and tral openings in the plates, bosses 4: and 5 e125 Fig. 4C is a fragmentary vertical section being preferably formed adjacent such open- 75 substantially onthe line lt-=4 of Fig. 2. ings and he lower end of the rod 6 having Referring to the drawing in det il, 1 c na head '7 swaged thereon and fitting within struct my improved basket of acontinuous th h ll id f 1 1 3 4 Aft th strip of flexible material 1, preferably sheet plates have been assembled on the red, the either in some such design shown in Figthe upper boss 5 as indicated at 9, such en- 1 Or with any other fanciful design. In largen ent being preferably produced by fact where sheet metal is employed it is proin hin or swaging the metal. The upper posed to utilize waste strips from which d f th d gfififembl t d above 135 small sheet metal blanks for use in various top bf h m-55 d i f d i 8 industries have been cut or punched thus leaving open work otmore or less fantastic design.

In manufacturing my improved basket I a loop 8 toserve as a carrying handle.

The containers, which are illustrated in Fig. 1 a; in the form of miniature milk 4 l 7 $9 out off a suitable length of such a strip, place Qttles i i mi g g gi t the ends in overlapping relation as indicated OOPS 01 i 19564 OOPS at 2, and secure them together by means of 31: m t? the ems i l -"Y l P a suitablerivet' such as 3; Thestrip is then Vlde 5 means PP h bottles bent to form aplurality of connect-ed loops seam s to P v h f 11 or sockets. As shown in the drawing three P nsg l P This m y be @011 95 such sockets are illustrated and are desigfif yg ac omphshed by forlnmg lugsor nated A, B and G in Fig. 2. These loops or pro]ections at on the bottom plate 4 which sockets are symmetrically arranged about a extend under the lower edge of each 1001'), Common. center. "Each loop is separated thus serving as a stop or support on which 1730 l Thi may be solid or perforated, rod is enlarged atapoint immcdiatelyabovc a from the others by an intermediate straight the lower end of the bottles rest. Other forms 10v v I r 1,781,357"

of project preferred.

It'is desirable to stamp the top and bottom plates from the same dies, and therefore lugs or projections-5 are formed on the top plate 5 similar to the lugs t on thebottomiplate 4. On the top plate, however, these lugs are subsequentlyturned down into a plane at right angles to the plane of the plate, as shown,

m'Figsi and 0 t at they: do n t obstruct the passage of the bottles into the loops,"but 'serve as guidesto aid inholding such botb e tles in position.

I illustratio11"only,- and that the invention is WhileI have shown my improved basket or carrier as comprising three loops orsock ets, it will of course beunuerstood thatany' other desired number, such .as tWo' or'ffour, maybe employed, the shape of the top and bottom plates being modified accordingly.

While there h'as been disclosed in this specification one form in Which the inventionmay be embodied, it is to be understood that this form is shown for the purpose of not limited to the'specificdisclosure but may be modified andembodiedin variousother forms Without departing from its spirit. In

short,tl1e invention includes all the modificascope oftheifollowing claims. a

. tions and embodimentscoming within the i so iNhatI- claim is: i

1. A bottle basket comprisingcontinuousstrip having its endssecured-together and V Abottlei basket comprising-a contin'ih ou-s stripl avillg its ends secured together i "and bent'to form a plurality'ot open ended l 1 1 loops disposed about a common center, top

, -a-: 1d ibottom plates, having vertically extendbent to form a pluralityot open ended loops symmetrically grouped". around a-v common -eenter a. bottom plate engaging thelower edge-lot said strip at a plurality of p ints, (said plate having' upwardly extending po f tions engagingc and supportingthe sidesv of said stripsand a carryinghandle secured toand} extending upwandly from-sa1d bottom plate.

ing flang'es engaging said strip ata'plurality i fpoints on itstop andlbottoin' edges and a rod extending through said top and bottom plates and crimped at pointsadjaCeht said I old said'plates in engagement With plates to.

l strip. 7

' Albottlebaslget com arisin a continu- ...l was A tending flanges engaging said strip at a pluralityof pointson it'sctop and bottom'eolgesi c. said v bottom plate having portions projecting i I v under each oi'jsaidiloops, and'a rodextendi ng though saidftop and bottom.iplatesl-and er mped' at points. adjacent'said plates to hold ions may of course be provided, if

-t In testim aafiixed' ous strip of; metal having its ends secured together and bent to form a pluralityof open I ended loops disposedabout a common center, top and bottomplates havingvertic'ally ex'- saidrplateiinnengagement;withflsaid'stript i 4. 'A 'bottlebasket comprising continp having its ends secured together ent to form a plurality of open ended disposed about a common and bottom plates-having Vertica ingflanges engaging of points on its top rod extending throu plates and crimped plates to hold said pl said strip, the uppe ent to form {a carrying 5. A bottle basket CO1 center, top 1 V lly extendsaid; strip at a plurality and bottom edges and a gh said top and bottom: at lq s'rfldii c t sa d ates in engagement with" 'of said rod being nprising a continui g its ends secured orm a plurality of open sposed' about a common cen- 7 plateshaving vertically ns Sa d st ni a 11 its top and bottom te having portions prosaid loops, and a rod d top and bot-templates pointsadjacent' said plates 7 I lates'in engagementlvvith said] er, end ofsaidjrod being bent v 

